Hood clamp



E. B. WHITE HOOD CLAMP Feb. 17, 1931.

Filed Aug. 12. 1929 Patented Feb. Y17, 1931 UNIT-ED "STAT-BS.'

Farrar .jgofprica j EBEE B. WHITE, or soUTHVBEND, nDrANa, Assi'eivon To s'rDEBAirER oonroaal Tron, oF soUrI-r BEND, immens., A oonroaarroiv or New .TER-slavi Hoon CLAMP "Appncation :nea August 1e, ieee.: serial Np.' 385,251'4,

This invention relates to clamps for vehicle' hoods, the principal-object being toprovide a clamping means Jior the hoodwhich will pref outward'directio'n and thus prevent rattling ofthe hood due to any movement relative tol when in closed position."

:Another object is to provide a clamp adapt-` ed to be moved to inoperative position to allow ample space for the `raising and lowering of the hood. A i

. Anotherobject is to provide aclamp with resilient pad adapted to bear against the side of the hood and a second pad adapted to bearl against a stationary part of the vehicle, such as the" sill, the pads being adapted toeXert a l pressure on the respective members and 'held f in-such position under lspring tension to prevent movement of the hood relative to its 'I A zed support when in closed position.

These being among theobjects of the presj ent invention the same consists of certain -fea` tures and combinations of parts to be herein- Y after described with reference to the accompanying drawing and then claimed, having the above and'other objects in view.v Y

In the accompanyingdrawing which illustrates a suitable embodiment ofthe present invention, A Y Y Figure 1 is a vertical fragmentary'sectlon of the hood, frame and fender showing the clamp for holding the hood in closed position c in ull lines.

,c Y Figure, 2 is an enlarged longitudinal lsectional view talren on the line 2-42 of Figure'll.

Figure?) is an elevational view looking Vin Y the Adirection'lof the arrows 3-3 of Figure 2; Figure Llis a top plan view of the hood` clamp.

j `Referring to the accompan'yingV drawing: in ywhich like numerals.refertol like partsy provide a clampv proi-V ,whenf in closed vin Figure 1. Y A., Y y y,When theho'od l has beenmovedrto closed position and it isdesired lto maintain' the Figure 5 va sectionalview takenoiithe'line Y A5 5 lof Figure 2, i Y Y throughoutk the several views,'the hoodl isy provided with' a catch 2 secured tothe outer -sideffacethereof byl meansof the bolts 8. vent movement'o the hood in an upward or The catch 2 isi formed to' receive the .hook

hold-down or clamp portion l of the handle "5 of the manually operatedjhood clamp to be Y hereinafter described. A ftubul'ar' shell 7 Vthreaded at 8 into the handle 5 yhasa 'rod 9.

inserted therein which is provided with a groove 10 adjacent toits upperv end -to receiverthe washer vor abutment 11. Arcoil spring. 12 'interposedbetween the washer 11 and thev bottom 'wall' 13 of the tubular shell 7 is provided to maintain the hook l in Vproper engagement.withl catch2 when theclamp is in operative position', The rod Q'Vhas ahead n llormed'on'the lower end-thereof adapted 5to receive'the pin 15'.pivotallyfsupportedlin one-end' oi the linllr. 16. The link v16 is pivoted at lintermediate its ends to a Ushaped stamping 18kwhich is pivotally[mountedV at 19 on the bracket 20 adapted to' be securedrtol stationary part o'thevehicle, such as the sill 21, by means of thescrews 22. A rod 23 lpivoted at one end aty2i-Jto the linlr 16 hais'a headV 25formedon the lend thereot` adapted v"to receivethe` clamp which may/be in .the

form cfa resilient pad 26 which is'adapted v to bear` against the .enderA vorlotherv sta- 18e* vin Figure 1.-' The U-shaped member 18v has` Y tionary partei the vehicle, as is clearly. shown an upwardly extending arm 27tojrwhich is secured a metal'reta'iner 28 by meansfof the'- rivets 29. A side clamp 30, preferably'a resilient pad, iswsupported bythe retainer 28 `and is adapted to bear against the hood 1 position, 'as is: .clearly Vshown vau same in that position to prevent rattling of Y vthesamrn the operator4 grasps' the'handle 5 and moves the hold-'down hoolr 4 over' the catch 2 against the*'compressionofr` thecoi'l spring-12 positioned within the shell 7.When

the hold-down 'hook Llvhaslbeen Ymoved over the Aclarnp 2the spring 12 isheldunder comfpression and iin :so doing the rod-"9 hasrbeen :my invention and yhave described the sameV rlhe movement of the rod 9 against the tension of the spring l2 thus causes the clamp 26 to be'moved downwardly against the stationary part of the vehicle, such as thefender A, and atV the same time the side clamp 80 is caused to move against the hood l due 'to the fact that Ythe U-shaped bracket 18 is caused to pivot on the pin 19 thus causing the clamps 26 and 30 tobear vagainst thestationary part of the vehicle and thefhood respectively. Y Y

lt will thus be seen that when the hood clamp is moved to operative position and the hold-down hook 4l is engaged with the catch 2 that the clamps 26 andB() bear against the stationary part of the vehicle and the hood l respectively, thus exerting :apressnreY on these Arespective members dueto the compres- ,sion of vthe spring l2to prevent rattling of the hood or movement of the same relative toits fixed support. 1 f f 1 v WVhile I have shown :one embodiment of in detail, it is `to r`be understood vthat formal changes can 'be emade therein as will be understood by those skilled in the art, and it is understoodthat my invention is not limited to the precise details shown, but that I desire to claim the same :broadly as well as specilically, asis indicatedV by the 4appended claims..

' lVhat I claim is:

1. A vehicle hood-clamping device having,

. l in combination, ahold-down clamp, a side I clamp movable vrelative to said hold-down c yengagement of said hold-down clamp with said hood will cause said side clamp to engage'the side of the hood and said second vnamed clamp to engage a stationary part of the vehicle. Y Y

5. A. vehicle hood-clamping device having,

kin combination, a member` pivotally mounted yona stationary part of the vehicle, a sideclamp carried by said member, a link p1ve otally mounted on sai-d inem-ber, aclamp carriedby said'link, a tubular shell, a holddown hook on said shell, a rod slidable within said shell pivotally connected withA said link, and a springinterposed between an abutment onv said rod andan end wall of said sleeve tending to .force said Vhold-.down hook downwardly whereby when .said hold-down i hook is in operative position said side clamp and said'clanip"willA bear against the hood Aand stationary part of thevehiclerrespectively. r

G. A vehicle hood-clamping device having, in combination, a hold-down hook, a side clamp, and a clampadapted to bear against a statioiiary part of the vehicle,.said clamps being :moved into operative position upon engagement of said hook with tliehood.

ySigned` by me at South Bend, Indiana this 1929. nenn is; WHITE. y

9th day Y oi August,

clamp movable into engagement with the hood, and acl-amp Amovable into engagement with and pressing against a stationary part of the vehicle yfor maintaining saidfside i clamp against 'movement when in operative i' position.

k2. A vehicle hood-clamping devicehaving,

Ain combination, a hold-down clamp, aside clamp movableqrelative to Vsaid hold-down clamp movable intoengagement with the hood, a flink, and a resilient pad lconnected therewithV movable into engagement- Wit-ha stationary part yofthe vehicle for maintain- Y i `ingsaidside clamp against movement whenl l Y iii combination, a holdclown clamp including a sleeve, a link, a rod pivotally connected in operative position.

3. A vehicle hood-clamping device having,

with said link arranged to slidewithin said sleeve, :a 'pad pivotally `mounted on said link y .55

and a lsecond padfoperativelyconnected with said irs't' pad Vwhereby said pads arecaused to engage -a stationary ypart ofV the Vehicle ing device is infoperati-veposition. 1

,and hood respectively when said hoodcla'mp- 

